2.1 Objectives
Ph.D graduates from School of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhejiang University shall master the related theory, knowledge and experiment skills in materials discipline and research frontier. They possess capabilities in innovation, independent investigation and management for scientific research in materials field, for being senior professionals in the innovation of high-tech materials and project management.
2.2 Period: 4 years
2.3 Requirements for Course Study
No less than 14 credits is compulsory for Ph.D degree application. This includes 4 credits for public courses, 8 credits for professional degree courses and major-related optional courses (no less than 6 credits for professional degree courses), and 2 credits for reading report.
2.4 General Requirements
(1) Reading report: All Ph.D students are required to attend no less than 4 academic forums and no less than 1 poster exhibition organized by the school. All are required to submit 3-6 reports of research-related seminars, and 6 reports for literature reading in the postgraduate management system.
(2) Research proposal: All Ph.D students are required to submit a research proposal and its related documents within the first academic year, no less than 1.5 years before dissertation defense.
(3) Mid-term assessment: In the middle of the third semester, the progress status of course study and scientific research will be assessed.
(4) Publication: No less than 1 scientific paper related to the research project to be published in SCI indexed journals and 1 scientific paper published in EI indexed journals.
2.5 Important knowledge point
Structure and Properties of Materials，Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials；Modern Research Method of Material；Field Theory and Tensor in Materials Science
2.6 Curriculum
Classification | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Teaching | Notes |
Public Course | 5002001 | Chinese | 2 | Chinese | Compulsory |
5012001 | China Panorama | 2 | Chinese | ||
Professional Degree Course | 2611001 | Selected Topics in Materials Research | 2 | English | Compulsory |
0911003 | Special Topics on Materials Science and Engineering | 2 | Chinese | ||
0913004 | Field Theory and Tensor in Materials Science | 2 | Chinese | ||
0922006 | Structure and Properties of Materials | 2 | English | ||
2621001 | Materials Design and Processing | 2 | English | ||
2613002 | Computational Materials Science | 2 | English | ||
0924002 | Electron Microscopy for Materials Science | 2 | English | ||
2621005 | Thermodynamics of Materials | 2 | English | ||
Classification | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Teaching | Notes |
Major-Related Elective Course | 2613003 | Laboratory Safety Education | 1 | Chinese | Compulsory |
0922007 | Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials | 2 | Chinese | ||
0922004 | Modern Research Method of Material | 2 | Chinese | ||
0921025 | Physics Theory of Semiconductors | 2 | Chinese | ||
0923021 | Physics and Technology of Semiconductor Thin Films | 2 | Chinese | ||
2621002 | Fundamentals of Energy Materials | 2 | Chinese | ||
0923023 | Advanced Inorganic Materials | 2 | Chinese | ||
0923025 | Metal-Hydrogen Systems | 2 | Chinese | ||
0921026 | The Solid Phase Transformations and Their Effect on Property | 2 | Chinese | ||
2613004 | Ferroelectric Physics | 2 | Chinese |
2.7 Schedule
Events | Academic Year | Semester | Month | Detailed Description |
Research proposal | First Academic Year | Spring Semester | April | The presentation for research proposal will be organized by supervisors. After presentation, the proposal content is to be submitted to postgraduate student management system, and its related paperwork is required to be submitted to postgraduate office. |
Mid-Term Assessment | Second Academic Year | Autumn Semester | October | The credit completed and the research progress will be assessed by postgraduate office. All students are responsible for submitting the relevant forms of assessment. |
Reading Report Assessment | Third Academic Year | Autumn Semester | November | Assessment includes： (1) Participation of poster exhibition (No less than 1 time) (2) Reports for research-related seminar attended (No less than 6 reports) (3) Attendance of postgraduate academic forums The relative content is required to be uploaded to postgraduate student management system before the deadline scheduled, and all related paperwork shall be submitted. 2 credits in total for the reading report. |
Approval of Degree Application | After reaching compulsory study period, there are four opportunities for applying doctor degree each year, and the deadlines are: every 25th of January, April, July, and October, respectively (Notice will be given if January or July meets vacation). Ceremony of degree awarding will be held on 30th of March, June, September and December, respectively. All degree applications are required to be made in postgraduate student management system, and the form of dissertation application (with the signature of supervisor) and the proof of research achievements need to be submitted to the postgraduate office for approval confirmation. | |||
Dissertation Assessment | All dissertation will be reviewed by 5 experts. If one or more reviewers recommend ‘major revisions’, the dissertation defense will then be postponed to the next time. | |||
Dissertation Defense | If dissertation review passes, the doctoral dissertation defense is organized by supervisors. If failed, the dissertation re-defense will be postponed by at least six months. | |||